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NewsLatin America: Displaced people facing significant risks, violence
Note: The below press release profiles new research by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), the Danish Refugee Council (DRC), and partners through the ProLAC initiative from across ...
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NewsUN hails Pope Francis as a tireless advocate for peace, human rights and the marginalized
Geneva/New York, April 21, 2025 – The United Nations praised Pope Francis, who passed away aged 88, as a strong defender of peace and human ...
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NewsWorld economy is on a recessionary trajectory, driven by trade tensions and uncertainty: UNCTAD
Geneva, 16 April 2025 – The world economy is on a recessionary trajectory, driven by escalating trade tensions and persistent uncertainty, UN Trade and Development ...
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NewsUN officials urge action to uphold international humanitarian law in Gaza
Geneva/New York, 7 April, 2025 – Top United Nations officials today called on the world to act with urgency to save Palestinians in Gaza in ...
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NewsAfghanistan: Crippling aid cuts threaten lives and wellbeing of the most vulnerable
Oslo, March 25, 2025 – Wide-ranging cuts in aid will lead to a diminishing footprint of humanitarian agencies in Afghanistan and leave the lives of ...
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NewsUN denounces “poison of patriarchy” as men are clinging on to leadership roles
Note: Decades of work to achieve gender equality by international organizations resulted in “limited progress” as men continue to dominate society. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres ...
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NewsUS severe cuts in funding will devastate global development and humanitarian programs, UN chief warns
New York, February 28, 2025 – The Trump administration’s abrupt cancellation of the US foreign aid will have damaging impact on critical programs ranging from ...
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NewsBallooning Debt Service Payments in Poorest Countries Reach Alarming Levels, UNDP warns
In advance of the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in South Africa, the UN Development Programme has released a new policy brief Development Gives Way to Debt, ...
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ConflictNewsUN supports Ukraine’s demand for Russia to withdraw troops, a peaceful resolution of the 3-year-old war
New York, February 24, 2025 – The UN marked the third anniversary of the war in Ukraine with its two main bodies – the General ...
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NewsUN supports a sovereign Palestinian state, rejects any form of ethnic cleansing in Gaza
New York, February 5, 2025 – In remarks to a UN conference on the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres renewed ...
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NewsUS closes agency for international development, withdraws from UN agencies
New York, February 5, 2025 – With a brief announcement on its website, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has abruptly ended its role ...
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NewsGlobal Leaders Call for Action on AI and Regional Reforms at World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025
Davos, Switzerland, 22 January 2025 – President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo announced today at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025 the creation ...
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